Achievement award for Utility Systems Technologies

Updated
9:09 pm EDT, Monday, October 17, 2011

COLONIE -- Utility Systems Technologies, a company that make electronic voltage regulators and other power quality equipment in Maplewood, has been awarded an Export Achievement Award from the U.S. Department of Commerce.

U.S. Rep. Paul Tonko presented the award along with Commerce Department officials at the company's offices Monday.

UST, which has its products operating in 27 countries, recently finished two of its SagFighter units to be shipped to Ford Motor Co. in Brazil. It has also received orders for 20 SureVolt voltage regulators from the U.S. Department of State for use in its embassies in Chad and Tajikistan.